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Basil of Caesarea, on 1John 4:16
Basil of Caesarea · c. A.D. 330–379
1John 4:16 · Douay-Rheims
“And we have known, and have believed the charity, which God hath to us. God is charity: and he that abideth in charity, abideth in God, and God in him.”
On this verse:
“If God is love, as John says, then it must be that the devil is hatred. As he who has love has God, so he who has hatred has the devil dwelling in him.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.